Scotiabank's Dieter Jentsch to Speak at National Bank's Canadian Financial Services Conference

TORONTO, March 25, 2013 /CNW/ - Dieter Jentsch, Group Head of International Banking at Scotiabank will be presenting at National Bank Financial's 11^th Annual Canadian Financial Services Conference in Montreal on March 27, 2013. Mr. Jentsch is scheduled to participate in a question and answer session at 2:20 p.m. EDT.

Interested parties may listen to Mr. Jentsch's session live on the Investor Relations page of www.scotiabank.com. An archived version of the audio webcast and presentation will be available on the website.

Scotiabank is a leading multinational financial services provider and Canada's most international bank. With more than 82,000 employees, Scotiabank and its affiliates serve some 19 million customers in more than 55 countries around the world. Scotiabank offers a broad range of products and services including personal, commercial, corporate and investment banking. In December 2012, Scotiabank became the first Canadian bank to be named Global Bank of the Year and Bank of the Year in the Americas by The Banker magazine, a Financial Times publication. With assets of $736 billion (as at January 31, 2013), Scotiabank trades on the Toronto (BNS) and New York Exchanges (BNS). For more information please visit www.scotiabank.com.

SOURCE: Scotiabank

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